At 12:34 PM 7/19/2000 -0700, Brian LaMacchia wrote:
>Since CanonicalizationMethod is now a required element of SignedInfo, I
>believe the last sentence of the first paragraph of 4.3.1 is incorrect.
>That paragraph reads:
>
> CanonicalizationMethod is a required element that specifies the
>canonicalization algorithm applied to the SignedInfo element prior to
>performing signature calculations. This element uses the general structure
>for algorithms described in section 6.1: Algorithm Identifiers and
>Implementation Requirements. The default canonicalization algorithm
(applied
>if this element is omitted) is Canonical XML [XML-C14N].
>
>Since the element is now required, I don't see why we need to specify a
>default, and the "(applied if this element is omitted)" can never happen.
Noted, the last sentence is changed to:
/+The MANDATORY to implement canonicalization algorithm (applied if this
element is omitted) is Canonical XML [XML-C14N].+/ Alternatives, such as the
minimal canonicalization algorithm (the CRLF and charset normalization
specified in section 6.5.1: Minimal Canonicalization), may be explicitly
specified but are NOT REQUIRED....
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